Work Planner - Day to Day

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Job title Work Planner - Day to Day Job reference 000012521 Date posted 29/09/2026 Application closing date 13/10/2026 Working Pattern Full time Salary Scale 6 £32,578 – £34,811 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration Attachments Blank Job description

Organisation: Derby Homes

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Derby Homes, 839 London Road, Derby

Derby Homes are an organisation owned by Derby City Council who manage and maintain approximately 12,500 properties in Derby, employing over 600 members of staff. The diverse workforce covers office based and mobile workers including housing management teams, specialist support workersand a repairs and maintenance team.

If you are a 'can-do' person, who is passionate about delivering excellent customer service you might well be the person we are looking for. You will need good communication skills, be able to take control of situations and resolve problems, be enthusiastic, friendly and be able to work well in a team.

This post will oversee our trades when completing repairs to our tenanted properties. You will be part of a team that helps complete over 40,000 repairs a year. We're looking for someone that has social housing and/or building maintenance related experience, with good knowledge of building construction and how our trades work. The successful candidate will be flexible, organised and be able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

As a member of the Derby Homes Team, you will need to be:

• Committed to providing excellent customer service and offer technical assistance.
• Able to use your own initiative and also work as part of a team.
• Understanding of Health and Safety.

Derby Homes has a national reputation for its excellent services which we know are down to our valued workforce. In return for their hard work we strive to be an employer of choice.

• flexible working
• work life balance
• local government pension scheme
• employee health initiatives
• green travel options

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are also proudto have Derbyshire LGBT+ Rainbow Partnership Accreditation and encourage applications from candidates of all genders.

We are a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

The closing date for this vacancy is 13 th October 2026 at midnight. Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.

If you have been selected for interview you will hear from us prior to the interview date.

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